John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Plant design around rim. Tree/pagoda scene on plate face. Rim is scalloped.
Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
John Wood either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood
One trade directory (1841 Pigot) lists his second name as 'Wedge' but all others correctly give 'Wedg'. John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Plant design around rim. Tree/pagoda scene on plate face. Rim is scalloped.
Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
John Wood either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood
One trade directory (1841 Pigot) lists his second name as 'Wedge' but all others correctly give 'Wedg'. John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware.Plant design around rim. Tree/pagoda scene on plate face. Rim is scalloped.
Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
John Wood either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood
One trade directory (1841 Pigot) lists his second name as 'Wedge' but all others correctly give 'Wedg'. John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Plant design around rim. Tree/pagoda scene on plate face. Rim is scalloped.
Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
John Wood either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood
One trade directory (1841 Pigot) lists his second name as 'Wedge' but all others correctly give 'Wedg'. John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Plant design on rim. Tree/pagoda scene on plate face. Rim has scalloped edges.
Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
John Wood either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood
One trade directory (1841 Pigot) lists his second name as 'Wedge' but all others correctly give 'Wedg'. John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Octagonal shaped rim with a rectangle length and width. Tree/pagoda/nature scene on inside face of platter with flower designs around rim.
Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
John Wood either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood
One trade directory (1841 Pigot) lists his second name as 'Wedge' but all others correctly give 'Wedg'. John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Serving bowl with octagonal shape and rectangular length and width. Tree/nature/pagoda scene in center of dish. Flower designs around rim and along outside sides.
Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
John Wood either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood
One trade directory (1841 Pigot) lists his second name as 'Wedge' but all others correctly give 'Wedg'. John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. (a) Teapot: Block design along edge of octagonal base. Bulbous octagonal body with tree/pagoda/nature design. Body has arch-like indentations.
Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
John Wood either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood
One trade directory (1841 Pigot) lists his second name as 'Wedge' but all others correctly give 'Wedg'. John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Hexagonal shaped with crest decor under spout. Flower/geometric design around rim. Bulbous body with willow/pagoda scene. Handle molded in three sections.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. rim is 'scalloped' and angles up to broad surfaced spout. Handle has two decorative 'points' at top and curved shape near the bottom. Bulbous body in an octagon shape.
German style gilt and hand painted porcelain vase. Protruding 'ears' at side, leaf shape and design. Top has flower at center with drooped leaves. At center of vase on front, pink and white roses with green leaves, blue and orange daisy-like flowers painted on. Made in Pirkenhammer, Germany (then Bohemia).
Vase was broken in three places at the back of the vase and repaired at some point in its history. Repair seems to be made with some type of glue adhesive, which is dried and present in a brownish tint around the broken pieces. There is a small, roughly 1 millimeter shaped triangular piece at the back of the vase that is missing.
Empire/Rococco sofa. Upholstered sofa with mahogany frame. Rolled arm fronts are cornucopia shaped with relief scroll shapes. Bottom front edge is wooden and slightly bowed outward in the middle; relief 's'-shaped scrolls with central palmette or w
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Sugar bowl (a) with lid (b). Octagonal design with a bulbous octagonal body. Tree/pagoda/nature transfer decor.
Large flow blue ironstone plate. White body with blue designs and excess glaze. Plant design around rim. Tree/pagoda scene on plate face. Rim not rounded - made of many slightly curved edges. On bottom, ribbon mark with the words 'Ironstone', 'Chapoo', a
[description appears incomplete. Website potteries.org identifies Chapoo as a pattern used by John Wedg Wood. The name comes from the battle of Cahpu, China, 1842.---mta]
Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
John Wood either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood
One trade directory (1841 Pigot) lists his second name as 'Wedge' but all others correctly give 'Wedg'. John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Sauce tureen (a) with Lid (b). Tureen has an oblong, octagonal shaped border with floral design around base. Tree/nature/pagoda scene on outside body. Floral design inside rim. Handles on sides. The lid also has octagon shape with tree and pagoda decor.
John Wedg Wood Ironstone in Chapoo pattern. White earthenware with cobalt blue transferware. Round handle with ladle-shaped end. Floral designs on the ladle and the handle.
Gilt Spelter card receiver tray on pedestal base. A circular interlocking geometric motif surmounted by a cherub figure is clutching a thick vine of grapes. The tray's rim continues the vine motif. Tray also features a central frieze of a classical scene with a group of musicians, cadeucus at center and a couple at an altar.
One of two matching silverplate bases (1b-2b) that are paired with two round Sandwich cut glass salt cellars (1a-2a). The short silver plate bases terminate on four ball feet situated at each corner. The square bases are hollow and each have an opening upon which the glass salt cellars rest. Silver bases have a ribbed shoulder decor rounded up to neck of base. Neck has two bands with slanting lines, repeated around outside of flare.
Three-mold colorless glass pint decanter etched on one side with initials 'JB' and the other with a sheaf of wheat above the word 'Wheatland'. Elongated chamfered neck with applied handle and bullseye stopper. Teardrop-shaped body with flat front and back.
Signature stamp. Thin metal layer mounted on thick piece of wood, attached by small nails. Thin metal has signature of 'James Buchanan' carved out of it in reverse. Wood stained along metal strip from ink
